FRANK MORRISON PIXLEY OF THE ARGONAUT
by LEVINSOHN, John L
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- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1989. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 81 pages. One of a limited edition of 450 un-numbered copies. Designed and printed by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press. Bound by Cardoza-James Binding company with photographs printed by Marin Star Graphic Arts. Cloth with gilt spine-titling. Octavo. Frontispiece from photograph of Frank Morrison Pixley at his desk at The Argonaut, San Francisco. Pixley founded and edited The Argonaut, a San Francisco literary weekly which began publication in 1877. A Fine copy in a slightly rubbed, Near Fine plain white mailing wrapper, now in a custom clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.
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- Seller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 593
- Title
- FRANK MORRISON PIXLEY OF THE ARGONAUT
- Author
- LEVINSOHN, John L
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1989
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- Books About Books; San Francisco;
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Hardy Books
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Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...